# Feedback from the Field: Corn planting slows as weather takes fresh focus

> USDA crop progress showed 81% of expected US corn acres planted through May 21, ahead of the five-year average and above market expectations. Planting advanced quickly in the Upper Midwest after snowmelt, though North Dakota lagged. Hard red winter wheat in the Southern Plains has little hope of recovery despite recent rains.

- Date: 2023-05-24 · published 2023-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7842-feedback-from-the-field-corn-planting-slows-as-weather-takes-fresh-focus
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Fast planting reduces weather-related production risk and weighs on corn prices. Poor Southern Plains HRW prospects support Kansas wheat prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-09-08 | [Brazil to plant 2 to 5% fewer corn acres - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68797-brazil-to-plant-2-to-5-fewer-corn-acres-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -0.4% | +4.4% |
| CORN | 2016-04-18 | [The CFTC figures for wheat and maize from the](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8409-the-cftc-figures-for-wheat-and-maize-from-the.md) | -0.1% | +3.7% |
| CORN | 2020-12-23 | [A sluggish week for corn, soybean sales - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10130-a-sluggish-week-for-corn-soybean-sales-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +4.2% | +18.2% |
| CORN | 2025-09-30 | [Corn Falls on Bearish Report, Is $4 in the Cards? Soybeans Make Fresh Lows - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9839-corn-falls-on-bearish-report-is-4-in-the-cards-soybeans-make-fresh-lows-agweb.md) | +0.8% | +1.0% |
| CORN | 2018-01-01 | [Record Corn Yield Forecast Weakens Corn Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67036-record-corn-yield-forecast-weakens-corn-prices.md) | +0.3% | +2.5% |
| KWHEAT | 2018-09-19 | [Weather Continues to Affect Global Wheat Production - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62993-weather-continues-to-affect-global-wheat-production-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +1.2% | +2.3% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-01-14 | [Income Potential and Weather Fight Against Winter Wheat Seeding for 2020 - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55127-income-potential-and-weather-fight-against-winter-wheat-seeding-for-2020-u-s.md) | +1.5% | -5.0% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-10-06 | [USDA takes axe to wheat production estimate \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5092-usda-takes-axe-to-wheat-production-estimate-the-western-producer.md) | -2.0% | -5.0% |

## Sources

- farmprogress.com: https://www.farmprogress.com/planting/feedback-from-the-field-corn-planting-slows-as-weather-takes-fresh-focus

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